Milestones Reached for Scottish Onshore Wind

Posted on January 11th, 2012

It was announced last week that Scottish and Southern Energy has for the first time generated more energy from it’s onshore wind turbines than it generated from it’s hydro-electric power plants. Indeed the company now has over 1 gigawatt worth … Continue reading

Scottish Government to launch Community Benefit Register

Posted on December 5th, 2011

Last week the Scottish Government announced that a Register of Community Benefits is to be created for renewable developments. The register will record the details of any Community Benefits entered into between developers and local communities. Community Benefits are generally … Continue reading

Government Launches Green Deal

Posted on November 25th, 2011

The Government’s new Green Deal has been launched this week. The scheme aims to reduce fuel poverty by making energy efficiency measures such as insulation more affordable to householders. This will be achieved by allowing people to take out loans … Continue reading

Playing Politics with the Scottish Renewables Industry

Posted on November 4th, 2011

A political argument between the Scottish and UK Parliaments has broke out this week over Scotland’s renewables industry. In Prime Ministers Questions yesterday David Cameron suggested that investors were being put off investing in Scottish renewables due to uncertainty about … Continue reading

Chris Huhne comes out fighting for Renewable Energy

Posted on October 28th, 2011

Chris Huhne’s speech to the RenewableUK Conference “Our location is rather appropriate. Manchester was the thumping heart of the industrial revolution. This was the world’s first industrial city. It is home to the first industrial canal, and the world’s oldest … Continue reading

Denmark Increases Renewables Targets

Posted on October 25th, 2011

Denmark has long been at the forefront of the Wind Energy Industry. Not only is the worlds leading turbine manufacturer (Vestas) Danish but it has the highest installed wind capacity of any country in the world. Despite this Denmark has … Continue reading